Monthly Archives: April 2014

Wed 16th April 2014
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Facebook Getting into a e-Money Business in Europe - Victoria Wagner Ross wrote a piece on  Examiner.com about Facebook getting into the money transfer business. One analyst stated that they see this as a potential boost to Bitcoin and crpyto currency in general down the line. Facebook is advancing its reach to provide a money transfer service in Europe from a base in Ireland. The Guardian announced on Monday that Facebook was seeking the e-money commerce status to issue digital credits for conversion into cash for its customers. Storing the money ... read more ...
 
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Calvin Klein Loses UDRP To a Take F*ckCalvinKlein.com Away From “Fat, bald” Domain Owner - Calvin Klein just lost a UDRP In Attempt To a gain control of the domain name FuckCalvinKlein.com with the domain owner using a pretty unique argument to keep control of the domain name that was parked. The Domain holder responded to the UDRP arguing that he” does not believe any consumer could reasonably believe that the best route to finding Complainant’s goods on the Internet is by entering fuckcalvinklein.com into a web browser”. “Respondent registered the domain name to be used in the ... read more ...
 
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April 14: updated status of sunrise periods and trademark claims notification … - As we previously reported to you (click here to view April 29, 2013 TLD article), the internet is expanding to include hundreds of new top-level-domains (TLDs) (examples of TLDs as we know them today include .com, .net. and .org – i.e., the term that is to the right of the "dot"). While the only certainty at that time was that the launch was inevitable, like it or not, it's finally here (click here to view January 9, 2014 Sunrise article). Frost Brown Todd will be sending out ... read more ...
 
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123-Reg.co.uk Alerts Customers to Fraudulent Email - 123 Reg – co.uk alerts customers to fraudulent emails. Please be aware these are NOT genuine emails from 123-reg so no action is required if you receive such an email. We advise you to not click on the links and to delete the email immediately. Emails such as this attempt to fraudulently get your account details allowing unauthorised access to your account. These emails are known as phishing emails and are a serious threat to the security of your account. Please note, this email is 100% unrelated ... read more ...
 
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Hourly workers ratify contract at Windsor’s TLD-America Corp. - Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:05 pm Hourly workers ratify contract at Windsor’s TLD-America Corp. By Howard French Journal Inquirer Journal Inquirer | 0 comments WINDSOR — Machinists union members at ... read more ...
 
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Nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : pourquoi ne pas vous intéresser au … - Moins cher que l’enregistrement d’un nom de domaine, le système de blocage (« blocking ») entend permettre aux titulaires d’une marque de mettre l’enregistrement en attente et de les protéger ainsi pendant cinq à dix ans. Mais il y a urgence car cette procédure n’est possible que durant la période de Sunrise. Nouveaux gTLD : anticipez votre stratégie de protection Titulaires de marques, vous le savez, l’ICANN vous donne depuis quelques mois la possibilité ... read more ...
 
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(INFOGRAFICA) Register.it svela la top 10 dei domini più ambiti - Più di 200 le estensioni registrabili e oltre 480.000 le registrazioni effettuate a livello globale. Sul podio in Italia, secondo una classifica stilata dal brand di Gruppo Dada, ci sono .bike, .email e .guru Register.it, brand italiano del Gruppo Dada specializzato nel mercato di domini, hosting, soluzioni di e-commerce e advertising digitale, ha svelato i trend relativi ai nuovi domini, mettendo al contempo in campo una serie di attività educational per aiutare aziende ... read more ...
 
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After 50 ICANN Meetings, Its Amazing ICANN Never Held A Meeting In These 10 Places - ICANN is about to hold its 50th meeting in London from June 21st. June 25, 2014. Looking back at the previous 49 ICANN general meetings and where they have been held.  I figured I would point out 10 spots around the globe that its pretty hard to believe ICANN has not held a meeting in. None of these cities have ever been the host of an ICANN meeting: 1. New York City In my opinion still the greatest city on earth and certainly in everyone’s book one of the most influential. If you were going to ... read more ...
 
 
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Top Level Domain .bayern soll im September kommen - Markus Söder ist auch oberster IT-Chef der Staatsregierung – und in der Funktion gerade in Kalifornien unterwegs. Eine Nachricht bringt er mit: Bayern ist ab September im Internet mit einer eigenen TLD vertreten. Internet-Adressen mit der Endung ".bayern" können nach Aussage von Finanzminister Markus Söder (CSU) von September an vergeben werden. Das berichtete Söder nach Gesprächen mit der ICANN in Los Angeles, die für die Verwaltung der Top-Level-Domains im Internet ... read more ...
 
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Ask the Expert: Avoiding digital brand hijackers - Hackers are targeting big name brands - make sure your site is and domain name are secure to protect your brand's reputation. (Getty) As more jewellery brands launch dedicated e-commerce sites, online reputation management is becoming even more turbulent. Charlie Abrahams of global brand protection company MarkMonitor outlines how changes to the digital landscape mean brands should pay even more attention to their ... read more ...
 
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Yahoo Beats Estimates and Stock Pops After Hours - Yahoo was up after hours as the company showed growth for the first time in a year. Yahoo posted earnings of $0.38 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion in the first quarter, just beating Wall Street estimates for earnings of $0.37 a share on revenue of $1.08 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported: For the first time in more than a year, Yahoo is growing. Yahoo reported its revenue, minus commissions paid to partners for Web traffic, rose 1% in the first quarter after four straight quarters without ... read more ...
 
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The First Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum 2014 to be Launched in … – ag-IP - Special to ag-IP-news Agency LONDON - Leading Domain Name System (DNS) professionals will be gathering in London to inaugurate the first Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum 2014. The Forum is a joint initiative of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO), International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Nominet and the Public Interest Registry who will jointly host the first Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum 2014 in London on 19 – 20 June at the Hilton Metropole. This ... read more ...
 
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Mr.Berkens Regs The First Uniregistry Domain of a Day on What Was A Busy Day - It was a busy day today for Frank Schilling and his company Uniregistry, as five uncontested strings went live at around 12 noon Eastern time. The strings that went live today were the following: .Pics, .Photo, .Gift, .Link and .Guitars. Out the gate at 12:03 Frank tweeted: .photo past 1000 — Frank Schilling (@Frank_Schilling) April 15, 2014 Pretty quickly there were 2000 regs between Link, Pics and Photo. Frank tweeted his thoughts later in the day with regard to .Link and received a differing ... read more ...
 
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Power of Press: London Standard’s front page essay about .London - London Evening Standard dedicates half of front page to .london web address. .City domain names are popular with local press, and here’s a great example. Michael Blend (formerly with Demand Media) snapped this photo in London today. It’s the front page of London Evening Standard, and it looks like half of it is devoted to the publication getting a .london domain name. It’s basically a half page ad for .london courtesy of the publication, which is in the domain’s ... read more ...
 
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With only 22 domains registered, .Rich is a biggest explosve in new TLDs. Or is it? - .Rich zone file only has 22 names in it. Last week the .rich top level domain name quietly launched in general availability. And I mean quietly. .Rich registry I-Registry’s website is still promoting the January launch of the .rich sunrise. There’s no mention of registrars carrying the domain, either. I can only find a handful of registrars supporting the domain. Oh, and it comes with a steep price tag: about two grand a year. That’s not a typo. IP Mirror is ... read more ...
 
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Uniregistry activates thousands of indifferent domains per TLD - Company held back thousands of domains and has now activated and parked them. If you take a look at Uniregistry’s zone files for its TLD launches so far, you might think yesterday was a huge day. After all, its previously launched .sexy domain jumped from 6,849 to 12,318 registrations. That’s an 80% increase. .Tattoo jumped from just 1,432 to 5,932, a jump of over 300%. And .link, which launched yesterday, now has a staggering 20,000+ domains in the zone. It’s ... read more ...
 
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A new TLD only canceled the landrush citing “little engagement” - .Best says registrars suggested little benefit to holding a landrush. The applicant for the .best top level domain name has canceled the landrush phase of its new top level domain name launch. The company says that “registrars have given us feedback that there has been very little engagement with the TLD Landrush Phase”. Indeed, with the typical new TLD launching with fewer than 10,000 initial registrations, delaying a launch for a month or two to pick up some ... read more ...
Tue 15th April 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
Verisign: sono 271 milioni i domini TLD di Internet - VeriSign rilascia il suo Domain Name Industry Brief. Il documento con cadenza trimestrale mostra ancora una volta la crescita costante del numero complessivo dei Domini Top LeveL ( (TLD ) su Internet. Il Domain Name Industry Brief del quarto trimestre indica che ci sono 271 milioni di domini TLD registrati nel mondo. Dei domini TLD fanno parte i notissimi .com e .net che sono gestiti da Verisign come da contratto con il Dipartimento del Commercio USA che è stato rinnovato nel 2012. Secondo Verisign ... read more ...
 
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Hershey’s Files UDRP On 16 Year Old ChocolateWorld.com; 17 Year aged NewBody.com Also Hit - A couple of interesting UDRP filings today Hershey’s filed a UDRP on the domain name ChocolateWorld.com The domain name was registered in back in 1997 however it is going to a blank page and according to Screenshots.com the domain may never have resolved to any type of site or page, not even a parked page. Hershey does have a trademark on the term Chocolate World going back to 2005 as well as HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE WORLD which was registered in 2011/2012 Another UDRP filed today is against another ... read more ...
 
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Some First Impressions as Six More New gTLDs Entered General Availability … - Flowers aren't the only things blossoming this spring. New gTLDs continue to sprout in numbers that are threatening to put the daisy population to shame. Six more entered general availability today, with five of those coming from Frank ... read more ...
 
 
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Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $2.06 Million In Domain Names - Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 4/7/14 – 4/13/14. All sales for the week totalled $2,065,279. The top .com sale was lead by NGSN.com for $20,000 followed by AnyView.com for $17,000. The top non-com sale lead by Flavour.ca for $17,650. Below is the complete report: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.3 Million Led By Gab.com For $200K - Sedo just reported that 620 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 Million dollars for the week. 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: - Top .coms: gab.com at 200,002 USD - Top ccTLD: mobile.com.co at 15,000 USD - Top “other” TLD: ibj.net at 9,800 USD Here are the reportable sales: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Get ready to make it .RED hot! – SYS - <![CDATA[ ]]> Global registry services provider Afilias turns up the heat! Afilias today announced April 17, 2014, as the general availability launch date of the .RED generic top-level domain (gTLD). As an unrestricted domain, .RED names are available to be registered by anyone, anywhere in the world. The .RED domain brings the heat to everything you’re passionate about! Like red lipstick or a little red ... read more ...